It’s a good discipline to look failure in the face, to study it, to spend time living in that place of losing. So you can make different choices. But also so that when it comes, you can get through it.
Fear of failure has prevented people from falling in love, becoming artists, telling friends the truth, and chasing dreams without apology. If we are going to continue to shy away from failure, it's time we redefined it.
As social entrepreneurs, we’re hardwired to stay focused on achieving impact at scale. But that’s a destination we may not achieve for years, if at all, and in the meantime, our happiness may depend on forgetting about scale, even if only for a few moments each day.
Watch Kamran Elahian, high-tech serial entrepreneur, share his tales of failure, speak of the importance of entrepreneurship, and discuss leadership within a business.
Watch this video as Manoj Sinha, founder of one of the successful energy startups in emerging markets, gives advice to anyone wondering what to do during those "Oh Sh&*!" moments.
There is no silver bullet to assure the success of your start-up. Least of all, pining for that $10k - $50k angel or VC investment. Read this post about getting scrappy and working for it.
Starting a company is scary. It can be paralyzing to think of all the things that can go wrong. Read this post to join a community of entrepreneurs sharing their fears and starting up anyway.
Watch this 3-minute expert advice on what to do when you feel like you've hit rock bottom from a TIME Magazine Hero who was unexpectedly fired after spending 20 years building a company as her life's work.
The intention of this series of posts is to share the story of the beginning and ending of a business. This post focuses on funding-hard or soft money and scaling-big bang or step-by-step.
The intention of this series of posts is to share the story of the beginning and ending of a business. This post focuses on your people, finding the right management (local or expat) and how best to hire, groom and train your team.
The intention of this series of posts is to share the story of the beginning and ending of a business. This post focuses on choosing the right business model for your business.
In the spirit of vulnerability and authenticity, I want to call attention to something I often struggle with as an entrepreneur. I have a tendency to get so excited about things I’m working on that I am guilty of hyperbole and sometimes stretching the truth. I’m hoping that in 2014 I can turn this bad habit around and I thought to myself what better place to start than with this post.
This is the story of the beginning and ending of a business. In three subsequent blog posts, we will zoom in on lessons learned in different areas such as the business setup, funding, the market, consumers and technology.
Watch: UNREASONABLE.is Scribe, Chris Yeh, talks about his early start in entrepreneurship, the mistakes he's made along the way and the importance of a good team.
Watch as media mogul, Waylon Lewis, shares proven strategies for building a loyal audience, sticking to your guns (for better or worse) and risking it all to do the right thing.